Improved wardrobe-bed



PAYNE & REID.

Wardrobe Bedstead.

Patented April 12l 1859.

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FREDERICK C. PAYNE AND ALFRED, REID, OF NEIY YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVED WARDROBE-BED.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 23,6011, dated April 121, 1859.

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Be it known that we, FREDERICK C. PAYNE and ALFRED REID, of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IVardrobe-Beds; and we do hereby declare that the sameis described and represented in the following specification and drawings, and to enable others skilled in the art to make and use our improvement we will proceed to describe the construction, and referring to the drawings,in which the same letters indicate like partsin each of the iigures.

The nature of this improvement consists in so constructing a secretary or wardrobe as that it shall possess the combined advantage of a secretary, wardrobe, and toilet accommodations, and also by simply bringing one end thereof forward either to the right or left, so that one end shall be in parallel line with the wall of the room, a bed arrangement may then be produced from the back thereof, and at the same time affording a rich and tasteful piece of furniture.

In the accompanying drawings,Fignrel is an ismetrical view, and showing certain parts by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a front view of the secretary or wardrobe.

A are mirrors set in the front, representing doors, which, when made of suiicient depth, said doors will open, presenting to view wardrobe and secretary conveniences. B shows a leaf, hungin the usual way for writing or other purposes. C are drawers. D also represents acase of drawers for linen or other purposes. E shows a cupboard for toilet-utensils, (irc. F is a door, having a table, G, which may serve for a wash-stand, and we propose sometimes to make a full wash-stand arrangement upon said door, so that it may be turned out ready "or use at any time. H are casters upon which the piece of furniture stands.

In Fig. 2, I is the case into which the bed turns when put up, and is designed to be of sufficient depth to afford room for shelving for laying awayclothes. J is the framework to the bedstead, which may be made in cquallygood style with other bedsteads. Onc end of the frame is secured in the slotted bearings,iu a detachable manner, to the case I. K are legs, hung so that they will turn down flush with the under side of the frame J. L are side orn am ental brackets, hung so as turn down over the clothes of the bed and hold them in place. M is a head-board,hung also so as to turn down over the sides L and more perfectly hold the clothes in place. N is a bed or mattress,

madein any desirable style. P are pulleys, ar.

ranged in the case in the Inost desirable manner. 'R is a cord secured to the inner end of the frame, passing down underneath the lower pulleys, then up over the upper pulleys, and secured to the weight S, the object of which is to balance the bed and frame so as to render it perfectly easy to rise and fall.

IVe believe we have thus described our improvements so as to enable a workman to construct them therefrom. Y

The ad vantage derived by this improvement over others now in useis, iL affords many conveniences combined in one articleof furniture, and which can be easily moved when desired, and also, when set up against the wall in the form of a secretary or wardrobe, all suspicion of a bed is hidden from view. 4

That we claim, therefore,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, Is-

l. The combined arrangel'nent with a secretary or wardrobe or bed in the back thereof, substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

2. The arrangement of the brackets L, board M, for the twofold purpose of folding compactly to hold the clothes in place, the folding legs 7a, the pulleys P, cord R, and weight S, as and for the purpose described.

FREDERICK C. PAYNE. ALFRED REID. Ttnessesz HERMAN WAGNER, NATIIL. H. VAN WINKLE. 

